Tile painting by Ashley Newman of “Baked in Brooklyn”

Rooted Reverie: The Birds & the Bees

Lessons from Apis mellifera carnica, Cardinalis sanctusludovicus, & Homo sapien adulescens

In the verdant embrace of my forested yard, I beheld a joy as ineffable as it was exhilarating — a joy born of the tenebrous buzzing of anticipation and the sacred promise of honeyed ambrosia. For it was the momentous occasion of setting up a new…